English Dictionary

boil

/bɔɪl/

verb

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. / (transitive, intransitive) To cook in boiling water. / (intransitive, of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.

I need to boil some water for tea.

意味（1）

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

Boil some water in a pan.

意味（2）

(transitive, intransitive) To cook in boiling water.

Boil the eggs for three minutes.

意味（3）

(intransitive, of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.

Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

意味（4）

(transitive, UK, informal) To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.

I'll boil the kettle.

意味（5）

(intransitive, informal, used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.

It’s boiling outside!

意味（6）

(intransitive, informal, used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.

I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?

意味（7）

(transitive) To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.

to boil sugar or salt

意味（8）

(obsolete) To steep or soak in warm water.

To try whether seeds be old or new, the sense cannot inform; but if you boil them in water, the new seeds will sprout sooner.

意味（9）

To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.

the boiling waves of the sea

意味（10）

To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.

His blood boils with anger.